Brad Pitt Speaking Jamaican Patois Goes Viral

A scene of Brad Pitt speaking Jamaican patois during Meet Joe Black has gone viral more than 25 years after the movie's release—and it might not be for the reason the actor hoped.

In the film, Pitt plays a manifestation of Death experiencing life in a human form. The movie flopped at the box office—earning $44 million domestically on its $90 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo—and earned Pitt a Razzie nomination for Worst Actor.

However, all of these years later, Meet Joe Black is keeping people entertained on social media. People on X, formerly Twitter, have bonded over one moment that they find particularly amusing.

The scene in question is when Pitt's character talks in patois to a patient in the hospital, which some have called "absurd." Newsweek contacted Pitt's representative for comment via email Tuesday.

"Watched Meet Joe Black the other night and absolutely lost it when Brad Pitt starts speaking patois. Truly one of the funniest, most absurd things I've ever seen in a movie," user @still_oppressed posted online. At the time of writing, the post had been viewed more than 4.8 million times.

Some X users took to the comments to joke about Pitt's patois. "White Boy SHOCKS hospital with perfect patois accent," one person wrote.

Another posted: "that's actually his normal way of speaking. it's all the other roles where he's acting."

"I was going to start a 'well out of context' sentence but then realised there is no context where this is not ridiculous/hilarious," commented a third.

A fourth comment read: "The first time my brother and I watched it, we had to pause cuz we were laughing so hard. My brother still quotes his absurd lines at me."

Others provided further context and commended Pitt's attempt at the accent and language.

"From a writers standpoint, it's to showcase how he is Death. He speaks all tongues as he is barred by nothing on Earth. Part of his character development. It's also a foreshadow mark that leads up to the woman finding out who he really is," one X user wrote.

"In fairness he's the Angel of Death speaking to her in a way that makes him more familiar and less scary. Not saying it works or not but I get the basic point," posted another.

"He was coached by the actress playing opposite him, as well as a professional language instructor. I've seen video reviews by two different Jamaica natives who say he nails the accent in a few places, and screws up pronunciation in a few more. They gave him props for trying," someone else shared.

"When this played in a cinema in Jamaica, cheers went up when he started speaking. His accent is a bit sing song but it's better than all the others I've heard," another person wrote.

While Meet Joe Black didn't fare well at the box office, Pitt made a swift comeback with critically lauded roles in Fight Club (1999) and Snatch (2000) that reasserted his star power.

Since then, Pitt has also been the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.